Zach Mercer was once seen as England’s missing piece. The misfiring Billy Vunipola, the unimpressive Alex Dombrandt and the strange lack of inclusion for Ben Earl meant a return for Mercer would ensure he would thrust straight into the starting XV. Especially as the 2023 Rugby World Cup was just around the corner, Mercer wouldContinue reading “Mercer and his nightmare homecoming”
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Louis Rees-Zammit and the American Dream
Louis Rees-Zammit sets off on a new adventure. Is it going to be a successful one? It takes a pretty big news story to overshadow the squad releases for the 6 Nations, but that’s exactly what we got this week. Welsh wing superstar Louis Rees-Zammit announced that he was to leave the world of rugbyContinue reading “Louis Rees-Zammit and the American Dream”
Every Premiership Team’s Best Former XV
The big news in the rugby world this past week was the appointment of former Saracens head coach, Alex Sanderson, as Sale Sharks Director of Rugby. This news, coming almost exactly a year on from former Saracen, Steve Borthwick, being appointed as Leicester Tiger’s DOR, prompted me to say in discord “Saracens are taking overContinue reading “Every Premiership Team’s Best Former XV”
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